2nd Grade at Holy Family School in New Albany, IN

Second Grade students prepare to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Eucharist through in-class instruction and family formation. Using the RCL Benziger Blest Are We and Eucharist curriculums, students will:

• Participate in classroom prayer and attend Mass twice weekly
• Engage in faith-based service learning projects
• Take part in the schoolwide Kindness Campaign
• Learn to grow in virtue and live like Jesus in their everyday lives

Our literacy instruction builds strong reading, writing, and language skills through:

• CKLA by Amplify: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, grammar, and comprehension
• Writing across genres: fiction and nonfiction structure, sentence formation, and logical sequencing
• Digital tools like Boost Reading, IXL, and DIBELS assessments for personalized growth
• Chromebook integration and guided instruction

Students progress through the i-Ready Math program aligned to Indiana State Standards, with both digital and print-based learning. Focus areas include:

• Number sense and computation
• Algebraic thinking and word problems
• Geometry, measurement, and time
• Data analysis and real-world math application

Second Grade Social Studies helps students build global awareness and civic understanding through topics like:

• Communities, cultures, and governments
• Maps, landforms, and natural resources
• Producers and consumers
• Historical figures and people in the past

Students explore the natural world and apply problem-solving through inquiry and invention-based learning. Units include:

• Plants, animals, and habitats
• Matter and changes in matter
• Water, land, and Earth’s processes
• Hands-on STEM projects supported by textbooks and technology

Students enjoy weekly classes in:

• Art, Music, Spanish, Physical Education, Computer, and Library
• Minds in Motion: daily movement activities that support brain-body development
• Footprints for Life: a social-emotional and virtue-building program